Moral panic, censorship and videotape 2010 from director jake west and producer marc morris who continue to uncover the shocking story of home entertainment following the introduction of the 1984 video recordings act. I think anyone who was a movie fan in the late 80s and early 90s knew ferman had some particular. Draconian days follows up the definitive documentary on video nasties. A documentary that covers james fermans run as the head of the bbfc and the fallout from the video. Video nasties section 3 letterboxd your life in film. Nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. While the early eighties era of the infamous video nasties had been covered before in countless documentaries, jake west gave probably the most comprehensive and entertaining overview yet with his 2010 moral panic. The second part of director jake wests history of film censorship in the uk looks at the furore surrounding the issue of video nasties, resulting in the establishment of the video recording act in 1984. For the first time ever on dvd, all 82 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions section 3 list are trailerfeatured with specially filmed intros for each title, alongside director jake wests brand new documentary video nasties. The highly anticipated followup to their critically acclaimed video nasties.
It was a beautiful evening this evening as i took myself into leicester square to see video nasties. The definitive guide part 2, a threedisc collectors edition box set, is being released on dvd on july 14th 2014. Mausoleum 1983 one of the additions to disc 3 of video nasties. Neil innes song my new school 1984 contains a video nasty reference its got all the charm of a video nasty ive never been anywhere so. Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more with this definitive guide to the video nasties phenomenon one of the most extraordinary and scandalous eras in the history of british film. This would mean the confiscation and destroying of video tapes ordered by a magistrate. Draconian days, timed to coincide with the anniversary of the vra and dealing with its after effects. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Jake west is a director vesves writer in film and tv, best know for his feature films including razor blade smile1998, evil aliens2003, pumpkinhead. Written by joel harley dvd released by nucleus films. A perfect follow up to the first, draconian days masterfully chronicles the insane censorship and moral panic following the video nasties and the video recording act 1984. In 2014 the documentary was followed by video nasties. Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more by the sequel to the definitive guide to the video nasties phenomenon the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of british film.
Draconian days streaming complet vf, video nasties. If you thought the topic of the video nasty debacle of the 1980s was covered thoroughly in the astonishing threedisc set video nasties. Draconian days is the second of jake wests films about the history of the video nasty and censorship in the uk. The dpp section 3 list of video nasties is a list of films that it was believed could get a conviction under the lesser section three of the obscene publication act. Draconian days 2014 features on disc 1 of this box set. A life in dirty movies and my personal favourite, mike malloys wonderful eurocrime. Draconian days is a fantastic insight into james ferman, the then head of the bbfc, and the way in which he moulded the british board of film classification into his vision and how that, ultimately, became his downfall. For the first time ever on dvd, trailers to all 72 films that fell foul of the. Invasion of the blood farmers, the killing hour, the last horror film, the last hunter, the love butcher. These were films that were not considered to be capable of. Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more as nucleus films releases the sequel to the definitive guide to the video nasties phenomenon the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of british film. It was premiered at london frightfest in august 2010 and followed by a panel discussion which included producer marc morris and director jake west of nucleus films, professor martin barker and film director tobe hooper. Every video nasty critiqued and explored, followed by the original trailers, for the first time ever on dvd in america.
All 82 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions dzsection 3dz list are trailerfeatured. Draconian days, jake wests documentary on the restrictive censorship of films in the uk following the implementation of 1984s video recordings act, features one as well, in the shape of the then head of the british board of film classification bbfc, james ferman. Draconian days, by jake west and marc morris, looks at how censorship in the uk affected the availability of various horror titles after the video recordings act came into effect,and looks at just how scissor happy the bbfc were under james ferman, up until his departure in 1999. There was such a crowd outside that i wondered whether id be able to get in turned out they were eavesdropping on an interview being conducted with someone i think was associated with the film im not an expert. The definitive guide 2 limited edition of 6,666 dvd. Draconian days 2014, one can be glad we have, with some unfortunate exceptions, passed this problem with. As much as this era before and after 1984 video recordings act can be seen as a debacle in british censorship history, trailers and introductions to all 82 films on the recent box set release for the followup documentary video nasties. The definitive guide part 2, a threedisc collectors edition box set, is being released on dvd on july 14th 2014, to tie in with the 30th anniversary of the. With sian barber, martin barker, graham bright, lavinia carey. The television programme spitting image parodied the video nasties with their sketch of a sickeningly nice, lowbudget film entitled a video nicie. Like the first one its amazingly accessible, but unlike the first one which dealt with the initial video nasty boom and told a. Written and directed by jake west and marc morris 2014, region 2 pal, 840 minutes, rated 18 uk. How moral panic led to a mass ban of video nasties hollywood held back its biggest titles, and so an unregulated rental market was flooded with cheap.
Both were premiered at frightfest and are often used as reference works for university film studies on british movie censorship. While that one covered the main history of the moral panic that gripped britain throughout the decade and instigating a wave of horror movie censorship whose sting still. Draconian days 2014 the history of british moral panics and censorship. Draconian days nucleus films critically acclaimed followup documentary to video nasties. Draconian days 2014 further exploration of the new dark age following the introduction of the 1984 video recordings act. Ratings info strong violence, gore, sexual violence, sexual images.
All 82 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions dzsection 3dz list are. A large portions of this documentary covers james ferman, an interesting fellow who was the director of the bbfc from 1975 to 1999. All 82 films that fell foul of the director of public prosecutions dzsection 3dz list are trailerfeatured with. A large portions of this documentary covers james ferman, an interesting fellow who. Original faces of death pt1 full movie experience the graphic reality of death, close up. Draconian days 2014 12 out of 4 sequel to video nasties. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. Picking up were the previous documentary left off, video nasties. The definitive guide 2 limited edition of 6, 666 dvd.
For the first time ever on dvd, all 82 films that fell foul of the director of public. Draconian days london premiere interviews with julian petley. How moral panic led to a mass ban of video nasties. Draconian days 2014 is the black market, the author documenting his own, and. The definitive guide, part 2 box set as one of the 82 section 3 nasties. To see more interviews and to find out whats happening on the movie calendar visit or follow us. Thanks go out to megaporkchopexpress for this dvd set, which delves once again into the realm of the video nasties.